[mitchntx]

Has anyone else noticed that used aftermarket parts availabilty has gone up quite a bit? And has anyone noticed that parts sales seem to be way off?

I see longtube headers for sale and there are zero replies. OF course, in many cases, owners are asking 80-90% of retail. They must be smoking crack.

Camshafts and heads are in abundant supply ... but again, way over priced for used parts.

It appears that the mod market might be drying up a tad for this platform. Stands to reason ... it's been out of production for 2 1/2 years. I just find it interesting that parts are becoming more abundant, both retail and used, yet the costs are not coming down.

[mitchntx]

There are a lot of naive people who think that resale value is related to original cost.

Where it gets really comical is wheels and tires. How often do you see ads something like this:

I paid $2000 for the wheels and $800 for the tires. The rims are in perfect shape except for some curb rash on 3 of them. The tires still have 10~20% tread left (just hit the wear indicators a few months ago). Asking $2200 plus shipping.

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And you know ... some idiot will pay it.
I just don't understand it.

Another case in point is a mid 90s Z28. Folks are still asking 8-10K for them.

If someone offered me 10K for my '98, I'd be hard pressed to turn them down.